Buxton Blue vs Calamine
Buxton Blue is a Benjamin Moore color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Buxton Blue belongs to the blue family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 68 vs 45, Calamine will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Buxton Blue's blue character against Calamine's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 21.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Buxton Blue vs Calamine in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Buxton Blue and Calamine in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Buxton Blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Buxton Blue would.
Color Details
Buxton Blue vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buxton Blue on one side and Calamine on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Buxton Blue comparisons
See how Buxton Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Buxton Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 45, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.